The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 was a United States federal law aimed at increasing credit to rural family farmers. It did so by creating a federal farm loan board, twelve regional farm loan banks and tens of farm loan associations. The act was signed into law by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.
President Woodrow Wilson Signing Federal Farm Loan Act
1918 advertisement for Federal Farm Loan Bonds
Asbury Francis "Frank" Lever was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.
A. Frank Lever